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Two Energy Department entities breached as part of massive MOVEit compromise

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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said it’s working with “several federal agencies” affected by a flaw in the file transfer software.

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US cyber officials offer technical details associated with CL0P ransomware attacks

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CISA and the FBI offered details to help organizations protect themselves against the group that has claimed hundreds of victims.

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Cops Cop Cl0p Ransomware Gang (or Maybe Not?)

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The National Police of Ukraine is crowing about arresting eight alleged ransomware scrotes from the Clop gang.
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CLOP ransomware suspects charged by police in Ukraine

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Six people alleged to be part of the notorious CLOP ransomware gang have been detained and charged by Ukrainian police, following nearly two dozen raids across the country. According to a statement released by the Ukraine’s cyber police, the hacking gr… Continue reading CLOP ransomware suspects charged by police in Ukraine→

Ukrainian Police Nab Six Tied to CLOP Ransomware

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Authorities in Ukraine this week charged six people alleged to have been part of the CLOP ransomware group, a cybercriminal gang said to have extorted more than half a billion dollars from victims. Some of CLOP’s victims this year alone include Stanford University Medical School, the University of California, and University of Maryland. Continue reading Ukrainian Police Nab Six Tied to CLOP Ransomware→

Ukrainian cops seize cash, computers as part of Clop ransomware crew disruption

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Ukrainian authorities said Wednesday they’ve taken action against a hacking outfit that was responsible for roughly half a billion dollars in digital extortion in recent years, in a rare example of law enforcement disrupting accused ransomware scammers. Six unnamed suspects are accused of infecting organizations in the U.S. and South Korea with the Clop ransomware. Investigators previously linked prior Clop activity to TA505, a financial hacking group, and a messy data breach at Accellion, in which hackers leveraged access to an IT vendor to threaten a number of its partners. Ukrainian authorities did not explicitly state they have arrested the accused hackers in a statement Wednesday. Police carried out 21 searches in the capital city of Kyiv, including the homes and cars of the defendants, to seize computer equipment and $5 million in Ukrainian hryvnia currency (roughly $184,000 in U.S. dollars). Whether police had targeted Clop developers or an affiliate […]

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